抗重组VacA IgY体内抗幽门螺杆菌感染的实验研究

目的在构建H.pylori的基因工程菌pQE30-v-DH5a的基础上,诱导表达VacA重组蛋白,以此为抗原,制备抗VacA的蛋黄抗体（VacA IgY）。通过小鼠口服试验,证实VacA IgY治疗H.pylori感染的作用,为进一步制备抗H．pylori感染的IgY制剂提供实验依据。方法用重组H.pylori VacA蛋白免疫母鸡,水稀释结合氯仿有机沉淀法提取IgY,ELISA法测定其针对VacA的效价。建立H.pylori感染的Balb／c小鼠动物模型,治疗组在小鼠灌喂菌液后灌喂不同剂量的VacA IgY。以H.pylori培养和病理切片观察胃黏膜H.pylori定植和炎症反应程度。结果制备了高效价的IgY（1：12800）。动物实验阳性对照组H.pylori的总感染率为70．4％,12周后的感染率为88．9％。治疗组的感染率与同期阳性对照组相似,胃黏膜的炎症反应程度比阳性对照组弱,随IgY剂量的增加,炎症减弱明显,IgY剂量为4mg／ml时,能达到较理想的治疗效果。结论成功制备了高效价的特异性VacA IgV,小鼠体内实验证实了口服VacA IgY具有治疗H.pylori感染的作用,可用于制备口服制剂。     

H.pylori抗体鸡蛋制品对H.pylori感染BALB/c小鼠的实验研究

目的通过幽门螺杆菌(Helicobacter pylori,H.pylori)标准株的接种,建立BALB/c小鼠感染H.pylori胃炎动物模型,评价H.pylori抗体鸡蛋制品对小鼠感染性胃炎的预防效果。方法将灭活的H.pylori国际标准菌株(NCTC 11637)作为抗原,对产蛋鸡进行免疫。免疫后收集鸡蛋,对达到效价的鸡蛋,无菌采集卵黄。BALB/c小鼠60只,适应性喂养1周后,随机分为5组,Ⅰ组为胃炎模型组,Ⅱ组为生理盐水组,Ⅲ、IV、V组分别为低剂量、中剂量和高剂量卵黄抗体组,每组12只。Ⅰ组予H.pylori菌液灌胃造模,Ⅱ组先予生理盐水灌胃后再予H.pylori菌液灌胃对照,Ⅲ、IV、V组分别用不同剂量抗H.pylori卵黄抗体灌胃后再予H.pylori菌液灌胃造模。小鼠均于距最后一次灌胃后8周全部处死,用微需氧细菌培养检测H.pylori定植;HE染色观察小鼠胃黏膜病理组织学改变。结果在接种H.pylori后第8周,Ⅰ组和Ⅱ组小鼠胃内均有大量H.pylori定植,感染率为91.7%,Ⅲ组的感染率是58.3%,IV和V组的感染率均小于30%。结论 H.pylori抗体鸡蛋制品可以抑制BALB/c小鼠感染H.pylori,抗体的保护作用与抗体的剂量呈正相关。     

幽门螺杆菌(SS1)感染及其胃炎的小鼠模型

目的 :建立感染幽门螺杆菌 (Helicobacterpylori,H pylori)SS1株BALB/c小鼠感染模型 ,研究H pylori胃内定植及胃黏膜病理变化。 方法 :BALB/c小鼠胃内分别接种体外培养的H pyloriSS1株 (实验组 )或PBS(对照组 ) ,组织学方法评价H pylori定植及胃黏膜病理变化。结果 :所有对照组小鼠胃组织未见H pylori定植 ,胃组织也未见明显的炎症反应 ;而所有实验组小鼠在感染H pylori 12周后 ,胃黏膜表面的黏液层及胃小凹顶端可见大量H pylori,胃体及胃窦交界处、胃体及胃底交界处最多 ;胃组织可见到不同程度的炎性反应 ,感染H pylori 2 4周后 ,胃组织炎性反应加重。结论 :用胃内接种方法建立了小鼠H pylori感染及其相关性胃炎的模型。     

抗蝰蛇毒IgY灌胃对蝰蛇伤小鼠保护作用的研究

目的 探讨抗蝰蛇蛇毒鸡卵黄抗体(immunoglobulin yolk,IgY)经腹腔注射或灌胃对蝰蛇伤小鼠保护作用,为其口服制剂的应用奠定理论基础.方法 用蝰蛇原毒单一抗原免疫母鸡,收集第12天以后的鸡蛋,用水稀释法提取抗蝰蛇毒IgY;间接法ELISA检测IgY的效价和灌胃小鼠体内IgY的吸收时间;以胃排空率实验确定蛇伤前灌胃IgY的最佳时间,以腹腔注射和不同浓度IgY灌胃实验分别检验IgY对蝰蛇伤小鼠的保护作用.结果 初次免疫后第12天开始收集抗体,水稀释法提取的IgY效价为1∶6400;不同浓度IgY灌胃后,2.5～3.5 h胃排空率均达61.8%以上,血浆中抗体效价亦相应达高峰;腹腔注射和IgY灌胃实验对蛇伤小鼠的保护作用明显,小鼠的存活时间与阴性IgY组小鼠相比差异显著(P＜0.05);同等效应下,灌胃IgY的有效剂量大约为腹腔注射的10～15倍.结论 抗蝰蛇蛇毒IgY经腹腔注射和灌胃实验均能有效保护蝰蛇伤小鼠.     

抗VacA+CagA+幽门螺杆菌IgY的抗感染作用研究

为研究抗VacA CagA 幽门螺杆菌(Hp)IgY的抗感染作用,以VacA CagA Hp为抗原免疫蛋鸡,聚乙二醇法和水稀释法从鸡卵黄中提取抗-VacA CagA Hp-IgY,酶联免疫吸附实验(ELISA)测定IgY抗体效价。建立胃腔感染VacA CagAHp的昆明系小鼠模型,观察抗-VacA CagA Hp-IgY对小鼠胃腔感染VacA CagA Hp的防治效果。ELISA法测定IgY效价均为1∶20,480;抗-VacA CagA Hp-IgY防治小鼠胃腔感染VacA CagAHp效果较理想,IgY高、中剂量组效果优于阳性对照组(P<0.05);低剂量组效果等同于阳性对照组(P>0.05)。抗-VacA CagA Hp-IgY较好的体内抗感染作用,提示该IgY有望成为较理想的治疗VacA CagA Hp感染的生物制剂。     

幽门螺杆菌与胃黏膜相关淋巴瘤相关性研究

目的研究幽门螺杆菌(H.pylori)与胃黏膜相关淋巴瘤相关性。方法通过胃镜和相关辅助检查,对24例胃黏膜相关淋巴瘤病人胃内幽门螺杆菌进行动态观察。结果24例胃黏膜相关淋巴瘤病人中,18例出现H.pylori感染(75%);治疗后H.pylori感染例数减少(6/24,25%);1年后H.pylori病人感染又增加(11/24,46%)。结论抗H.pylori及胃黏膜相关淋巴瘤常规治疗方法有效,但易反复,可考虑辅以微生态调节剂治疗。     

幽门螺杆菌重组vacA-CtxB蛋白的原核表达及免疫学研究

目的原核表达幽门螺杆菌pQE-vctB(含H.pylori细胞空泡毒素毒性片段与霍乱毒素B亚单位的融合基因)在E.coil DH5α中诱导表达,以获得重组蛋白,鉴定其抗原性和免疫原性,为制备防治H.pylori感染的口服疫苗奠定基础。方法 (1)pQE-vctB转化E.coli DH5α,IPTG诱导表达重组蛋白VCTB,Western blot分析抗原性,镍离子柱纯化。(2)重组蛋白VCTB口服免疫小鼠,ELISA检测小鼠血清特异性IgG、小肠冲洗液IgA,以鉴定其免疫原性。结果重组蛋白VCTB经SDS-PAGE分析相对分子量(Mr)约为40kD,亲和层析后可获得纯度为92%以上的蛋白。Western blot分析显示能与VacA抗血清反应。ELISA检测显示,免疫小鼠的血清特异性抗体IgG,肠粘液IgA显著高于VacA对照组(P0.01)。结论 vacA和ctxB融合基因原核表达质粒转化E.coli DH5α表达菌获得了重组蛋白VCTB,表达量较高,纯度较高,有良好的抗原性和免疫原性,口服免疫小鼠可明显提高其免疫效果,产生较高水平的IgA,可用于制备防治H.pylori感染的口服疫苗。     

布拉酵母菌辅助治疗对老年CagA和VacA阳性幽门螺杆菌感染患者IL-6和IL-8及肠道菌群的影响

目的 评价布拉酵母菌（S. boulardii）对老年细胞毒素相关蛋白A(cytotoxin-associated gene A protein,CagA)和空泡毒素（vacuolating cytotoxin A, VacA）阳性幽门螺杆菌（H. pylori）感染患者炎症因子及肠道菌群的影响,以探讨S. boulardii治疗H. pylori I型高毒力株感染的机制。方法 选择我院200例CagA和VacA阳性的老年H. pylori感染者,采用随机数字表分成四联组和S. boulardii组。四联组患者采用铋剂四联疗法,S. boulardii组在铋剂四联疗法基础上加用S. boulardii。比较两组患者H. pylori根除率、胃黏膜组织学评分、临床疗效评分、不良反应、血清白细胞介素（IL）-6及IL-8水平、肠道菌群分布。结果 （1）S. boulardii组H. pylori根除率按方案（PP）分析和按意向性（ITT）分析均高于四联组（85.1%vs 72.8%;80.0%vs 67.0%）,差异均有统计学意义（均P<0.05）。（2）S. boulardii组患...     

H.pylori对MGs胃黏膜Cx32、Cx43及相关转录因子表达的影响

目的观察幽门螺杆菌(Helicobacter pylori,H.pylori)对蒙古沙土鼠(Mongolian gerbils,MGs)胃黏膜Cx32、Cx43和转录因子GATA-3、AP-4、PBX-1、C/EBPβ表达的影响及其相关性,探讨H.pylori致癌的机制。方法实验组采用经胃镜及病理确诊的胃癌患者胃黏膜分离的H.pylori对36只MGs灌胃,对照组5只用灭菌PBS灌胃;分批处死,观察H.pylori灌胃后第4、24、48、72周MGs H.pylori定植和胃黏膜病变情况,及Cx32、Cx43和转录因子表达变化。结果实验组H.pylori定植率为80.0%,灌胃后第4、24周MGs胃黏膜肉眼见充血水肿或糜烂、出血,HE染色呈不同程度慢性非萎缩性胃炎(NAG),48周后6例肉眼见胃黏膜变薄、颜色灰暗,HE染色4例慢性萎缩性胃炎(CAG)、2例肠化(IM),对照组无H.pylori定植,胃黏膜肉眼及HE染色无明显异常;实验组较对照组MGs胃组织Cx32、Cx43表达显著下降,转录因子GATA-3、AP-4、PBX-1、C/EBPβ表达显著升高(P0.05),其中有胃癌前病变(CAG和IM)者较NAG者改变明显(P0.05);Cx32、Cx43与转录因子表达呈负相关(-1r0,P0.05)。结论 H.pylori感染上调MGs胃黏膜转录因子GATA-3、AP-4、PBX-1和C/EBPβ表达,下调Cx32、Cx43表达,可能与胃癌发生有关。     

高盐溶液预处理幽门螺杆菌对蒙古沙土鼠胃黏膜损伤作用

目的 探讨高盐预处理的幽门螺杆菌(H.pylori)对胃黏膜的损伤作用.方法 将30％高盐预处理前后的胃癌来源的H.pylori菌株(4854)灌胃蒙古沙土鼠(MGs),在灌胃后13、26和73周解剖动物,通过组织病理学检查、免疫组化染色和黏膜厚度测量,探讨高盐预处理的H.pylori对胃黏膜的损伤作用.结果 与未加盐...     

Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin inhibits activation-induced proliferation of human T and B lymphocyte subsets

Helicobacter pylori are Gram-negative bacteria that persistently colonize the human gastric mucosa despite the recruitment of immune cells. The H. pylori vacuolating cytotoxin (VacA) recently has been shown to inhibit stimulation-induced proliferation of primary human CD4(+) T cells. In this study, we investigated effects of VacA on the proliferation of various other types of primary human immune cells. Intoxication of PBMC with VacA inhibited the stimulation-induced proliferation of CD4(+) T cells, CD8(+) T cells, and B cells. VacA also inhibited the proliferation of purified primary human CD4(+) T cells that were stimulated by dendritic cells. VacA inhibited both T cell-induced and PMA/anti-IgM-induced proliferation of purified B cells. Intoxication with VacA did not alter the magnitude of calcium flux that occurred upon stimulation of CD4(+) T cells or B cells, indicating that VacA does not alter early signaling events required for activation and proliferation. VacA reduced the mitochondrial membrane potential of CD4(+) T cells, but did not reduce the mitochondrial membrane potential of B cells. We propose that the immunomodulatory actions of VacA on T and B lymphocytes, the major effectors of the adaptive immune response, may contribute to the ability of H. pylori to establish a persistent infection in the human gastric mucosa.     

Prevalence of CagA, VacA Antibodies in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Children with Helicobacter pylori Infection

Background. Limited data are available on the prevalence of CagA and VacA Helicobacter pylori antibodies in children. The aim of this study was to investigate the antibody prevalence to the H. pylori virulence factors CagA and VacA in symptomatic and asymptomatic children with H. pylori infection and to correlate these antibodies with the severity of gastric inflammation or density of H. pylori organisms in the gastric mucosa.
Materials and Methods. Twenty-three symptomatic children and 132 asymptomatic children with positive H. pylori serology participated in this study. Anti– H. pylori IgG antibody and CagA or VacA H. pylori antibodies were measured by enzyme immunoassay (HM-CAP; sensitivity and specificity> 90%) and Western immunoblot (Helicoblot 2.0) methods, respectively. Gastric inflammation and H. pylori density were graded histologically using the revised Sydney criteria.
Results. The prevalence of CagA and VacA antibodies were 69% and 35% in symptomatic children and 54% and 52% in asymptomatic children, respectively. Multiple regression analysis showed a correlation between CagA antibody and the severity of gastritis but no correlation with other histological features, including the number of neutrophils or lymphoid follicles. Neither antibody correlated with the degree of bacterial density in the gastric mucosa.
Conclusion. CagA and VacA H. pylori antibodies are common in the pediatric population. The combined CagA/VacA antibodies correlated weakly with the degree of mucosal inflammation.     

Anti-Helicobacter pylori effects of IgY from egg york of immunized hens

Effects of egg york containing IgY specific for Helicobacter pylori on the bacterial growth and intragastric infection were investigated in comparison with a proton-pump inhibitor pantoprazole. For in vitro anti-bacterial activity test, H. pylori (1×10(8) CFU/mL) was incubated with a serially diluted IgY for 3 days. As a result, IgY fully inhibited the bacterial growth at 16 mg/mL, which was determined to a minimal inhibitory concentration. In vivo elimination study, male C57BL/6 mice were infected with the bacteria by intragastric inoculation (1×10(8) CFU/mouse) 3 times at 2-day intervals, and 2 weeks later, orally treated twice a day with 50, 100, 200 or 500 mg/kg IgY for 18 days. After the final administration, biopsy sample of the gastric mucosa was assayed for the bacterial identification via urease, oxidase, catalase, nitrate reduction and H(2)S tests in addition to microscopic examination for mucosal inflammation. In CLO kit test, 75, 50, 12.5 and 12.5% of the animals revealed positive reaction following treatment with 50, 100, 200 and 500 mg/kg IgY, respectively, resulting in a superior efficacy at 200 mg/kg than 30 mg/kg pantoprazole that displayed 75% elimination. The CLO test results were confirmed by bacterial identification. Microscopic examination revealed that H. pylori infection caused severe gastric mucosal inflammation, which were not observed in the CLO-negative mice following treatment with IgY or pantoprazole. Taken together, IgY inhibited the growth of H. pylori, and improved gastritis and villi injuries by eliminating the bacteria from the stomach. The results indicate that IgY could be a good candidate overcoming tolerance of antibiotics for the treatment of H. pylori-mediated gastric ulcers.     

Effects of sucralfate on gastric prostaglandin and leukotriene synthesis: relationship to protective actions

The mechanism of the protective actions of sucralfate against ethanol-induced gastric mucosal damage in the rat has been investigated. In particular, the role of prostaglandins as mediators of such protection was assessed. Oral administration of sucralfate at a dose causing a significant reduction of ethanol-induced gastric damage (500 mg/kg) did not significantly alter gastric 6-ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha synthesis. Pretreatment with indomethacin at a dose that inhibited gastric cyclooxygenase activity by an average of 88% did not affect the protective actions of sucralfate. To further investigate the mechanism of action of sucralfate, an ex vivo gastric chamber model was used in which sucralfate could be applied to only one side of the mucosa. Sucralfate did not affect gastric prostaglandin synthesis, but did cause a significant increase in leukotriene C4 synthesis, a fall in transmucosal potential difference, and a significant decrease in gastric myeloperoxidase activity on the side exposed to sucralfate. These observations suggest that sucralfate has an irritant action on the mucosa. The release of mediators in response to such irritation may play an important role in the protective action of sucralfate. The present study supports the hypothesis that prostaglandins do not mediate the protection afforded by exposure to sucralfate.     

Free-soluble and outer membrane vesicle-associated VacA from Helicobacter pylori: Two forms of release, a different activity

Helicobacter pylori releases VacA both as free-soluble and as outer membrane vesicle (OMV)-associated toxin. In this study, we investigated the amount of VacA released in each of the two forms and the role of each form in VacA-induced cell vacuolation in vitro. We found that: (1) free-soluble toxin accounted for about 75% of released VacA, while the remaining 25% was OMV-associated; (2) although OMV-associated VacA caused a statistically significant vacuolation, virtually all the vacuolating activity of a H. pylori broth culture filtrate was due to free-soluble VacA. While it is widely accepted that OMVs may represent an important vehicle for delivering virulence factors to the gastric mucosa, our results suggest that OMV-associated VacA could play a pathobiological role different from that of free-soluble toxin. This conclusion fits with mounting evidence that VacA exerts a large pattern of pathobiological effects among which cell vacuolation might not be the main one.     

Association between cagA and vacA genotypes and pathogenesis in a Helicobacter pylori infected population from South-eastern Sweden

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and gastric cancer have been shown to be related toinfection with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). Two major virulence factors of H. pylori,CagA and VacA, have been associated with these sequelae of the infection. In this study, totalDNA was isolated from gastric biopsy specimens to assess the cagA and vacA genotypes. RESULTS: Variations in H. pylori cagA EPIYA motifs and the mosaic structure of vacA s/m/i/dayregions were analysed in 155 H. pylori-positive gastric biopsies from 71 individuals usingPCR and sequencing. Analysis of a possible association between cagA and vacA genotypesand gastroduodenal pathogenesis was made by logistic regression analysis. We found that H. pylori strains with variation in the number of cagA EPIYA motif variants present in the samebiopsy correlated with peptic ulcer, while occurrence of two or more EPIYA-C motifs wasassociated with atrophy in the gastric mucosa. No statistically significant relation betweenvacA genotypes and gastroduodenal pathogenesis was observed. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study indicate that cagA genotypes may be important determinants in thedevelopment of gastroduodenal sequelae of H. pylori infection. In contrast to other studies,vacA genotypes were not related to disease progression or outcome. In order to fullyunderstand the relations between cagA, vacA and gastroduodenal pathogenesis, themechanisms by which CagA and VacA act and interact need to be further investigated.     

Capsaicin protects against ethanol-induced oxidative injury in the gastric mucosa of rats

In this study, we investigated the protective effects of capsaicin on gastric mucosal oxidative damage induced by ethanol. Sprague Dawley rats intragastrically received 0.5-10 mg/kg, BW capsaicin or vehicle; 30 min later gastric lesions were induced by intragastric administration of absolute ethanol. Lipid peroxidation was estimated by measuring thiobarbituric acid reactive substances in gastric mucosa. Myeloperoxidase activity, a marker enzyme of polymorphonuclear leukocytes for tissue inflammation, was also measured in the gastric mucosa. The expression level of cyclooxygenase-2, which increases in inflammatory region, was determined by Western blot analysis. Capsaicin significantly suppressed gastric haemorrhagic erosions induced by ethanol. Capsaicin inhibited lipid peroxidation and myeloperoxidase activity in ethanol-induced gastric mucosal lesion in a dose-dependent manner. Capsaicin also inhibited the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in the gastric mucosal lesion. The gastroprotective activity of capsaicin on the ethanol-induced oxidative damage may be important for chemoprevention.     

Role of bacterial strain diversity of Helicobacter pylori in gastric carcinogenesis induced by N-methyl-N-nitrosourea in Mongolian gerbils

AIM: Helicobacter pylori is known to enhance gastric carcinogenesis induced by chemical carcinogens. We previously demonstrated that infection with H. pylori strain SS1 did not enhance such carcinogenesis in C57BL/6 mice. Whether this result was due to the bacterial strain SS1 or to the experimental host, C57BL/6 mice, should be addressed. Therefore, we examined whether H. pylori strains introduced to the same host (Mongolian gerbils) differed in carcinogenicity. MATERIALS AND METHODS: H. pylori TN2GF4 strain (CagA(+), VacA(+)) and SS1 strain (CagA functionally(-), VacA(-)) were infected to Mongolian gerbils (n = 126). In the first experiment (induction of gastritis), histologic change in gastric mucosa of gerbils infected by H. pylori (TN2GF4, SS1, vehicle) without N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU) at 1 month or 6 months was assessed. In the second experiment (experimental carcinogenesis), H. pylori (TN2GF4, SS1, vehicle) was inoculated to the gerbils after administration of MNU for 10 weeks, and the number of cancers and histopathologic changes at week 54 were assessed. RESULTS: In the first experiment, activity and inflammation in the TN2GF4 group were significantly greater than in the SS1 group at 1 month, while no significant difference was noted at 6 months. On the other hand, intestinal metaplasia and atrophy were significantly greater with TN2GF4 than with SS1 at 6 months but not at 1 month. In studies on experimental carcinogenesis, microscopically, 47.8% (11/23), 26% (7/26), and 0% (0/26), of animals had gastric adenocarcinoma in the MNU + TN2GF4 group, MNU + SS1 group, and MNU alone group, respectively. CONCLUSION: Both H. pylori strains, TN2GF4 and SS1, promoted carcinogenesis in Mongolian gerbils. The severity of gastritis and destruction and restoration of gastric mucosa may be related to gastric carcinogenesis. That the SS1 strain significantly accelerated carcinogenesis only in Mongolian gerbils and not in C57BL/6 mice suggests the crucial role of host factors in carcinogenesis by H. pylori infection.